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vkm91941:
JennyC:
--- Quote from: littleguitar on June 20, 2006, 09:37:49 am ---I just watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang yesterday with Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer. I really enjoyed it. It's an LA detective story with a lot of comedy and a strangely good performance by Val Kilmer as private eye "Gay" Perry. Some parts lost me, but overall I thought it was very funny.
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Watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang yesterday since it was mentioned here. It's a light hearted movie and very entertaining. I too enjoyed it. The story was ok, not that engaging, but I liked the fast pace of the movie. If you don’t pay attention while watching it, you will miss a few plots/twists. Between Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer, I think Robert Downey Jr. was better. Val Kilmer is better than most of his recent roles. That girl (I am too lazy to check her name on IMDb now) was pretty good too. She can be sweet, slutty and funny at the same time.
slayers_creek_oth:
I'm not sure if anyone has seen Life as a House but its sort of a guilty pleasure of mine...
Kevin Kline, Hayden Christensen and Kirsten Scott Thomas...
Kevin Kline is good and Kirsten is also pretty good...but surprisingly enough Hayden also pulls it off. Its actually a role that required neurons...none of that Star Wars shit...
Storyline is about a boy whom is struggling with drugs, school and his own sexuality. He goes to live with his birth father (his parents are divorced) for the summer...whom he hates with a passion mind you. Together they build a house....bumpy ride along the way but very good and kind of touching at the end...
I recommend...
vkm91941:
--- Quote from: cHrIs_sLaYeRs on July 10, 2006, 02:10:37 am ---I'm not sure if anyone has seen Life as a House but its sort of a guilty pleasure of mine...
Kevin Kline, Hayden Christensen and Kirsten Scott Thomas...
Kevin Kline is good and Kirsten is also pretty good...but surprisingly enough Hayden also pulls it off. Its actually a role that required neurons...none of that Star Wars shit...
Storyline is about a boy whom is struggling with drugs, school and his own sexuality. He goes to live with his birth father (his parents are divorced) for the summer...whom he hates with a passion mind you. Together they build a house....bumpy ride along the way but very good and kind of touching at the end...
I recommend...
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I loved this film. The only time I saw Hayden Christinsen that I found him believable. But the other's Jena Malone, Kevin Kline and Kristen Scott Thomas were wonderful. The story is well told and not to maudlin, which was a real danger given the subject matter.
vkm91941:
I just picked up a DVD copy of another old favorite of mine...Priest 1994 Linus Roach, Robert Carlyle, Tom Wilkinson.
Thought-provoking drama tackles some heavy issues such as homosexuality, abuse, incest, and values, and builds it all around the body of a young priest. This is undeniably provocative material, and Priest is a movie with many great qualities. Film's main asset is Linus Roache's almost flawless performance as Father Greg Pilkington (the young priest).
Intense thought provoking film about some serious issues, don't let the title fool you this is not a religious film, it is neither pro or anti catholic. It is more a character study on the human condition brillantly portrayed. I give it three and half stars out of four
Highly recommend.
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